Possible Taikei Naotane?

[Death-Ace]

Hi guys! Have a lead on a blade, but the signature and horimono is making me wonder if it's a post-1900 gimei. Advice requested!

Thanks!
Lev

[Brian]

The horimono is terrible. And by that, I mean really, really bad.
There is not 1% chance the sword is legit with that carving on it.

 

Brian

[Jean]

Agreed 100% with Brian. This horimono gives me the gooseflesh.

[DirkO]

For comparison - here is a horimono on a papered Taikei Naotane:

 

And here are some papered mei:

 

 

I think the conclusion is easy enough to make....

 

 

[Death-Ace]

Hi guys! I figured as much,but need to make sure my views art aren't corrupted, haha. I studied so.e signatures as well as the ones Eric H. Posted in 2010, but the variety had me. The horimono does look like a badly drawn manga character. Thanks!

 

Lev

[Marius]

And a papered and published Naotane:

http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/sword2.html

[Ed]

And one more for comparison.

 

http://yakiba.com/Naginata_Naotane.htm

[lonely panet]

the mei look ww2, but what type of blind person, with a both hands cut off would try to copy such a famous sword

[Death-Ace]

Gorgeous examples! Thanks for the study pieces. Ed, again, you definitely have had some truly amazing blades under your belt...or around the sash, haha. I'm thinking WWII copy as well, now, or maybe a Meiji piece. The mounts are missing the tsuba, but not middle quality Type 98. Thanks again!

 

Lev